Please Look After Mom
English Paperback Reprint Cover | |
| Author | Kyung-sook Shin |
|---|---|
| Original title | 엄마를 부탁해 |
| Translator | Chi-young Kim |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | novel |
| Publisher | Changbi |
Publication date | 2008 |
| Publication place | South Korea |
Published in English | 2011 |
| Awards | Man Asian Literary Prize |
| Please Look After Mom | |
| Hangul | 엄마를 부탁해 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Eommareul butakhae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ŏmmarŭl put'akhae |
Please Look After Mom (Korean: 엄마를 부탁해; RR: eommaleul butaghae) is a novel by South Korean author Kyung-sook Shin. It sold a million copies within 10 months of release in 2009 in South Korea, is critically acclaimed internationally and the English translation by Chi-young Kim won the 2011 Man Asian Literary Prize. The novel has been adapted as a stage play and musical.
As of April 2012, the book has sold two million copies and the publisher has printed a 10,000-copy special edition to commemorate the achievement. The book was also chosen by Oprah to be one of her "18 Books to Watch for in April 2011 and by Amazon as one of its "Best Books of the Month: April 2011".